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捞
撈
lāo
1. to fish up
2. to dredge up
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

捞
lāo
to dredge up; to fish for; to scoop out of the water
HSK 6 10 丶

Compound Words (16)

打捞
dǎlāo
to salvage
捕捞
bǔlāo
to fish for (aquatic animals and plants)
捞取
lāoqǔ
to fish for
捞本
lāoběn
to get one's money back (esp. gambling)
捞钱
lāoqián
lit. to dredge for money
渔捞
yúlāo
fishing (as a commercial activity)
捞一把
lāoyībǎ
to profiteer
捞什子
lāoshízi
encumbrance
捞油水
lāoyóushuǐ
(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
捞稻草
lāodàocǎo
to fish for a straw
救捞局
jiùlāojú
sea rescue service
沙捞越
Shālāoyuè
Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo [[婆羅洲|婆罗洲]]
大海捞针
dàhǎilāozhēn
lit. to fish a needle from the sea
水中捞月
shuǐzhōnglāoyuè
to fetch the moon out of the sea (idiom); a hopeless illusion
海底捞月
hǎidǐlāoyuè
to fetch the moon from the seabed (idiom); a hopeless illusion
海底捞针
hǎidǐlāozhēn
see [[大海撈針|大海捞针<dàhǎilāozhēn>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,507
Word Frequency Rank
1,442 of 84,292